Our lab investigates the causes and consequences of microbial community formation, including the roles of fungi in symbioses, how microbes respond to and influence a changing environment, and how to harness microbes to improve conservation of macroorganisms.

Here’s the online lab handbook with expectations and information for lab members.

Students interested in joining the lab should fill out this application and bring a hard copy to my office.

Space is limited, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please feel free come by my office to chat with me if you have a specific project in mind. Priority is given to students with at least 2 years left until graduation.

Here’s our shared reading folder.

If you need a reference letter from me for graduate or professional school, please see these instructions

People

Geoff Zahn, PI

Josh Leon

Plant microbiomes

Magnolia Morelli

Fungal genomics

Jacob Mora

Freshwater plant microbiomes

Austen Miller

Spatial endophyte assembly

Alumni

(and last known whereabouts)

Jo Hickman

PhD - MIT/WHOI

Clayton Rawson

DO/PhD - Noorda/BYU

Matthew Nielsen

DDS - Univ. of Utah

Alyssa Tidwell

PhD - ORNL/UT Knoxville

Reagan Dodge

BioFire Defense, Inc.

Josh Zushi

Instructure, Inc.

Joseph Jimenez

DDS - Univ. of Texas

Sam Smalley

PhD - PNNL/Washington State Univ.

Bryce Brunetti